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Astellas chops OSI, Perseid ops in global R&D restructuring
Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma is rolling out a major R&D restructuring effort, shuttering facilities at its OSI Pharmaceuticals and Perseid Therapeutics subsidiaries and cutting back its work at the Astellas Research Institute of America to focus solely on CNS diseases.
Astellas forecasts big sales growth as prostate drug catches hold
Japan's drugmakers aren't any more immune from generic competition than U.S. pharma companies are. Still the country's second- and third-largest drugmakers are predicting sales growth this year, even as low-cost copies drain away sales of their key products. New drugs are coming in to pick up the slack, the companies said.
Astellas, VCs stake virtual biotech spinout with $15M and a PhII program
Astellas and a pair of venture companies have joined forces to launch a spinout virtual biotech which will pick up mid-stage research work on an experimental therapy for nocturia.
Bristol-Myers' 'smart bomb' deal pushes Ambrx 12-month deal tally to $715M
Just a month after landing a $15 million payday for a deal with Astellas to collaborate on new antibody drug conjugates for cancer, the San Diego-based biotech Ambrx has scored another research pact--reaping another $15 million upfront from Bristol-Myers in exchange for a new oncology partnership.
AEterna Zentaris brings on David Dodd as new CEO
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Ambrx's cancer antibody delivery tech wins Astellas partnership
San Diego-based Ambrx welcomed an influx of cash for the further development of its drug-delivery technology: antibody drug conjugates, or ADCs.
Astellas, Ambrx seal $300M cancer ADC deal
Astellas Pharma has wagered on antibody drug conjugate tech from the San Diego biotech startup Ambrx, paying $15 million upfront and committing up to $285 million more in their collaboration focused in oncology. And it's more proof that major pharma outfits are keen on the advantages of pairing targeted antibodies with potent drug payloads to treat cancer.
UPDATED: Astellas Pharma taps supercomputer for IT-driven drug discovery
One of Japan's largest pharma outfits has commissioned one of the world's largest supercomputers to aid efforts to overcome one of the largest global heath threats. Astellas Pharma's big idea is to hunt down drugs against illnesses caused by dengue virus, a major tropical disease without therapeutic answers.
Astellas dumps $390M pact with Ambit on eve of IPO
Talk about bad timing. Just days after San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences stepped up to confidently announce its second try at an IPO, its partner Astellas unceremoniously dumped its $390 million partnership on a portfolio that includes the biotech's lead development program.
Cubist Pharma buys out antibiotic partner Astellas for $25M-plus
Lexington, MA-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals has bought out Astellas' rights to ceftolozane, putting up $25 million in cash for an antibiotic that has demonstrated some promising outcomes in clinical studies.
